Deloraine

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OPENED: 15-Feb-1845 · OPEN:

  • A post office operated at Deloraine between 29-Oct-1836 and 30-Sep-1841


Location:

  • located on the Meander River 50km west of Launceston at 41° 32' 0" South, 146° 40' 0" East
  • the part of Deloraine located on the eastern side of the Meander River was called originally Alveston


see Google Map for an enlargement


Barred Numeral Postmark

First Allocation BN25


Rated:


Second Allocation BN25



Datestamps

Unframed


  • Earliest recorded date: 1867 · Latest recorded date: 29-Jul-1884
  • Rated R


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Type 1 no stops


  • Earliest recorded date: 24-Oct-1884 · Latest recorded date: 20-Feb-1918
  • Rated RRRR in the Commonwealth period
  • Recut in March 1905. Latest date before recut 7-Mar-1905. Early date after recut 17-Mar-1905.
  • Found in blue: 1913, 1915, 1917-18

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Type 1 circle stops


  • Earliest recorded date: 6-Jun-1900 · Latest recorded date: 21-Nov-1933
  • Found in blue: 1912-13, 1914, 1917, 1919
  • Found in violet 1912


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Type 3


  • Earliest recorded date: 15-Mar-1906 · Latest recorded date: 22-May-1925
  • Found in blue: 1910, 1913
  • Found in green 1911

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Type 4T


  • Earliest recorded date: 28-JUN-1923 · Latest recorded date: 27-APR-1960


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Type 4(s)T


  • Earliest recorded date: 11-FEB-1961 · Latest recorded date: 7-JAN-1964
  • Rated RRRR

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Type 4a


  • Earliest recorded date: 23-NOV-1933 · Latest recorded date: 3-NOV-1964
  • Found in violet during 1949
  • Replaced Type 1

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Type 5


  • Earliest recorded date: 29-DEC-1951 · Latest recorded date: 1-AUG-1967


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Type 5(s)


  • Earliest recorded date: 4-JUN-1968 · Latest recorded date: 14-OCT-1981
  • Rated RR
  • Reserve CDS and not often used

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Type 5sT


  • Earliest recorded date: 17-FEB-1960 · Latest recorded date: 12-JUL-1977
  • Found in red in 1966
  • Found in violet 1967

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Type 5s(i)


  • Earliest recorded date: 10-SEP-1965' · Latest recorded date: 26-JUL-1988


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Type 5s(ii)


  • Earliest recorded date: 23-AUG-1965 · Latest recorded date: 26-JUL-1988
  • Almost not top to "T" of AUST at right

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Type 7T

  • Earliest recorded date: 13-JUL-1977 · Latest recorded date: 19-JUL-1989


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Type 7(m)T

  • Earliest recorded date: 2-AUG-1989 · Latest recorded date: 26-JUN-1993
  • Time, year and date in larger type

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Type 7(l)T


  • Earliest recorded date: 29-DEC-1993 · Latest recorded date: In use in 1995


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Type R6


  • Earliest recorded date: 21-JUL-1989 · Latest recorded date: In use in 1995
  • Blue during 1989-91 then violet


Type 2a


  • Earliest recorded date: 1910 · Latest recorded date: 1910
  • Rated RRRRR
  • Only 1 copy known
  • CDS ordered 22-SEP-1908


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Type 4R


  • Earliest recorded date: 10-FEB-1931 · Latest recorded date: 5-AUG-1965
  • Rated RR
  • PAID AT DELORAINE. Various Rates including blocked out.
  • Black 1935-57
  • Red 1958-65


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Type 5s


  • Earliest recorded date: 15-MAR-1967 · Latest recorded date: 9-FEB-1979
  • Red


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Type 5sT


  • Earliest recorded date: 13-JUL-1979 · Latest recorded date: In use 1995
  • Time added to date line
  • Red 1979-91
  • Black 1991-


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POSTMASTER

Type ?


  • Earliest recorded date: 7-OCT-1987 · Latest recorded date: 7-OCT-1987


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To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page

Other Cancellations and Postal Items

  • Early image of Deloraine Post Office
  • per favour examples of the Deloraine Crown Seal are relatively common
  • Deloraine Railway straight line cancel on telegram

Other Information

  • 17-Sep-1880 Examiner Possible location of the Deloraine Post Office to Alveston

Links & References

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


Please contact GRD to report any errors and/or omissions or to provide better or 'missing' images, etc.